tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post115680652094247915..comments2015-07-31T08:03:27.552-07:00Comments on Dissent the Blog: Anti-discrimination suit against CEO Mathur finally goes to trial next weekRebel Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00695051285325585662noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-1158181179592992632006-09-13T13:59:00.000-07:002006-09-13T13:59:00.000-07:00GO Cely! We miss you and think of you often.GO Cely! We miss you and think of you often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-1156986636854677592006-08-30T18:10:00.000-07:002006-08-30T18:10:00.000-07:00Mr. or Ms. 7:45Perhaps the pivotal point in the fo...Mr. or Ms. 7:45<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the pivotal point in the fortunes of the district and its colleges was the trustee election of 1996. It produced the notoriously clueless "Board Majority," a group beholden to the corrupt faculty union. All of our problems trace back to that event. <BR/><BR/>The whole story is told in our BRIEF HISTORY--Just go to our Archives (August 2005). it's all there in just three or four pages.Chunk Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16250169862645717251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-1156949549053660602006-08-30T07:52:00.000-07:002006-08-30T07:52:00.000-07:00what was the state of the district prior to 1996, ...what was the state of the district prior to 1996, chunk? perhaps ancient history, relatively speaking of course, but i'm curious as to what the district was like prior to Mr Goo and his Goosters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-1156905950627204502006-08-29T19:45:00.000-07:002006-08-29T19:45:00.000-07:00Yes, 6:44, proving discrimination is not easy. Of ...Yes, 6:44, proving discrimination is not easy. Of course, no one said that it was easy. On the contrary, we've always been clear that such cases are difficult, though we've also said that, <I>as these cases go</I>, this case is strong. That's not the same as saying it's easy.<BR/><BR/>This case involves a jury trial, and so it's even more of a crap shoot than it might otherwise be.<BR/><BR/>Still, with any luck, win or lose, we'll be able to report on some of the testimony during the trial, which will likely be very damaging to Mathur's reputation (among those who pay attention), if not to his wallet.<BR/><BR/>If he loses and has to pay up, expect him to sue the district. That's what he did when he sued the Dissenters a few years ago and it backfired on him. We countersued and we prevailed; he owed us $34K. So he sued the district and got $40K (as I recall).<BR/><BR/>It's a neat little system they've got going. When Chancellor Sampson did not hire (ex-Trustee) Teddi Lorch for VP of HR (we reported that she coveted that job when she left the board), she sued the district, and the district settled by giving her the job. Very neat.<BR/><BR/>Very corrupt, and very status quo since December 1996.Chunk Wheelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16250169862645717251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-1156902289970164142006-08-29T18:44:00.000-07:002006-08-29T18:44:00.000-07:00Alleging discrimination and filing a lawsuit is ea...Alleging discrimination and filing a lawsuit is easy. Proving discrimination in hiring practices is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-1156816924100112992006-08-28T19:02:00.000-07:002006-08-28T19:02:00.000-07:00Will Rodney Poindexter be a star witness?How about...Will Rodney Poindexter be a star witness?<BR/><BR/>How about Howard Gensler? (Who knows how many qualified candidates lost out to that delusional wingnut?)<BR/><BR/>Could people who were generally sane and well-qualified and who applied, in good fiath, for jobs in the district the last few years -- could they band togther in some kind of grand class action case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16908834.post-1156814233880562802006-08-28T18:17:00.000-07:002006-08-28T18:17:00.000-07:00Good luck, Cely.Good luck, Cely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com